Warm Winter Day
Here in Texas it's not unusual to have several warm days throughout the winter. Today, Evie got herself dressed and accessorized, packed her ladybug backpack with some essentials, and grabbed the baseball tee, ball and bat and asked to go to the playground. She hit the ball, climbed the rocks and was happy in her own little world!
Christmas Ferris Wheel
Evie wanted to ride the Ferris wheel at our neighborhood Christmas carnival but insisted Sam ride with her. It was the worlds smallest and slowest Ferris wheel, but they seemed to enjoy it!
Galleria Christmas Tree
One of the only must-do activities on my Christmas bucket-list this year was to take Evie to the galleria to watch the ice skaters and see the big Christmas tree. The last time we were here she was just barely a toddler and next year she'll be in Kinder so we made it a point to check it out on Friday this year while Sam was in school. This was probably the last year she'll be able to play on the playground, too. She played hard on the equipment, then we had lunch at McDonalds and then headed to see the big tree and watch the skaters. She really wanted to skate - sorry, Charlie, not this year!
Student Council Christmas Caroling
As a member of Student Council, Sam has had several opportunities to serve the community this school year. The first big event was to sing Christmas carols and present homemade ornaments to the residents of an assisted living community here in Denton. It also happened to be the facility where his teacher, Ms. Segovia, was a volunteer in college, which made it extra-special.
iPhone pic of the StuCo carolers
After the event, Sam and I went out for breakfast at the IHOP by the university and then stopped by the SCRAP store in downtown Denton. We were maximizing our without-Evie time!